Phrixotrichus scrofa

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Theraphosoidea
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Cladus: Ecdysozoa Cladus: Panarthropoda Phylum: Arthropoda Subphylum: Chelicerata Classis: Arachnida Ordo: Araneae Subordo: Opisthothelae Infraordo: Mygalomorphae Superfamilia: Theraphosoidea

Familia: Theraphosidae
Subfamilia: Theraphosinae
Tribus: Grammostolini
Genus: Phrixotrichus

Species: Phrixotrichus scrofa

Name

Phrixotrichus scrofa (Molina, 1782)

Synonymy

• Aranea scrofa Molina, 1782: 215 (original combination)
• Phrixotrichus scrofa (Molina): Porter, 1930: 162
• Paraphysa scrofa (Molina): Pérez-Miles et al., 1996: 54
• Phrixotrichus scrofa (Molina): Perafán & Pérez-Miles, 2014b: 2411
• Mygale chilensis Molina, 1810: 185
• Phrixotrichus auratus Pocock, 1903: 104
  • Type locality: Chile, Santiago.
    • Holotype: BMNH. male ♂. legit G.A.J. Rothney.

References

Additional references

• Perafán, C. & Pérez-Miles, F. 2014a: The Andean tarantulas Euathlus Ausserer, 1875, Paraphysa Simon, 1892 and Phrixotrichus Simon, 1889 (Araneae: Theraphosidae): phylogenetic analysis, genera redefinition and new species descriptions. Journal of natural history 48(39-40): 2389-2418. DOI: 10.1080/00222933.2014.902142 Reference page. 

Vernacular names

English: Chilean Copper Tarantula